Pyknite
Creature — Ouphe
When this creature enters, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29905
Pyknite is a 1/1 green creature for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no evasion — it does nothing the turn it arrives and trades down with nearly every relevant blocker. There is no competitive shell where a vanilla 1/1 at three mana earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pyknite is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a reason to play it. In Commander, a 1/1 for three does not threaten any board state and wastes a deck slot that should go to ramp, removal, or a real threat. In Pauper, where commons are the ceiling, efficient creatures like Quirion Ranger and Llanowar Elves do real work at lower costs — Pyknite does not compete. Legacy and Vintage offer such powerful options that a vanilla 1/1 is simply never considered.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Pyknite is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a commons box and nothing else. The price will not fall further because there is no lower floor, but there is equally no demand that would push it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.